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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-21
Cable NOGeS.

Natives report that Russia is secretly egot-
ating with the Governor of Yarkand, in Chine Sc
Turkestan for permission to pass troops across
the country.
The British in Iada are making special in
quiry into the condition of the external and in
ternal defenses of India, although il is stated
that no ENHANCEMENT is feared.
Baron Sailliere. the rich Frenchman who was
placed in a lunatic asylum by his relatives, who
charged that he was insane over the imaginary
fortunes he had made in America, has been re-
leased from the asy lum.
Two more of the great British ironclads
have been in collision. The Acincourt was run
into yesterday at Portsmouth, by the Black
Prince, and damaged The Aeincourt is an
iron-screw ship. armor plated, of $3.50 tons
and $40 horse power, and the Black Prince is
an iron, armor- plated ship of 9,2I0 tons and
5. 770 horse power.
A sensation has been caused at Brussels by
speech made by Lieut. General Van Der Smis
sen, commander of the Army at Brussels after
a review of the troops, In which he violently at
tackled parliament for rejecting the personal
military service bill, and added that the in
dependence and honor of Belgium depended up
on an increase of the army. r af
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The bill taxing Georgia wine-room $40 900
passed the House yesterday by the requisite
majority. 1t is thought the Senate will pass it
also.
u. S. Senator Chandler states that he never
wrote OF inspired the letter recently attributed
to him, in which he was represented favorng
Blaine and Sherman for the Republican presi-
Dental ticket.
Two Americans came into the town Of Rociado.
San Miguel county, New Mexico. Sunday after
noon, and soon became engaged in a quarrel
with Benito Gallegos and Ramon Trujillo, the
result OF which that Smith, of the
Americans shot both of the Mexcans killing
Gallegos instantly and seriously wounding
Truiillo. Smith fled
An unmarried woman named Ross mother of
three children, all of whom dead has
been arrested at Caraquet, n. b., charged with
infanticide. She forced a spoon down the throat
of her child and when an attempt was made to
extracate it it broke, one part naming in the
child's throat The infant died after suffering
terrible agony. 1t is now suspected that the
woman made away with her other two children,
VINO died a short time ago.
For some time past the freight trains of the
Knoxville branch of the Louisville & Nashville
road have been systematically robbed and large
amounts of goods taken. VIM. Pollock, q
brakeman, for fifteen years in the roads service,
was arrested yesterday and confessed robbery
He duplicates James Smell, colored, boarding
house keeper Of Lebanon, Ky. Most of the
stolen goods were Cincinnati shipments, some
Of which have been recovered
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UNEASY BULGARIA.

The Cowardice of the Ministry Threatens to
Result in Serio us Trouble.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
LONDON, July 20.-Little Bulgaria is again
threatened with chaos. The new Ministry is
debarred by fright from exercising its functions
at the capital, and the army threatens to pro-
claim the principality kingdom with Prince
Alexander the occupant of the throne.
Doubtless Alexander would make a very re-
spectacle king, but his chief kingly quality
common seEse-of which he has abundance,
will forcibly initiate against his setting foot in
Bulgaria again, at least for some years to come.
The attitude of France increases the suspicion
that the French and Russian governments have
combined their interests and will pursue an
identical European policy. and nothing is more
certain than that the action threatened by the
army of Bulgaria would be Immediately followed
by the appearance of overwhelming force
for Russian troops at Sofia.
A special dispatch from Vienna to the Paris
Temps says the scenes which have occurred in
the Bulgarian Sobrage during the last two days
were of the most violent character The body
comprises only remnant ofits original number
owing to the forcible expulsion of the mem bers of
the opposition including NJ. Radislof the late
Premier, who was subsequently arrested In ad-
dition to tie scenes of dissenson and strife, the
troops at Rustchuk have made hostile demon
stration against the election of Prince Ferdinand
and declared that he shall not be permitted to
enter Bulgaria.
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THE IRISH LEADER.
MIR. ParnelI Warmly Eulogizes MIR. Gladstone
and the Liberal Party

MIR. ParnelI Warmly Eulogizes MIR. Gladstone
and the Liberal Party.
LONDON, July 20-Mr. Parnen and q large
number of his parliamentary followers were
guests at a banquet given in their honor at the
National Liberal Club to night. Mr.. Lewis L.
Dillwyn, member for Swanseatown presided
Mr.. Parnell, in responding to a toast, took occa-
sion to eulogize Mr.. Gladstone, who, he said
having put his shoulder to the wheel, would, be-
fore many months had elapsed, carry his policy
to and be recognized as the
only great man, all others being attempters imi-
tators and tinkers. He wondered how long Eng
lishmen would be content to see the government
march up Hill and then down again. The recent
elections had forced the government to make
concessions or resign, and they had chosen the
former The English Liberals might be assured
that their exertons in behalf of Ireland would
not be wasted. Although in Ireland. in the
past eighteen months, the extreme of misery
had prevailed. crime bad diminished, and
the people would be turned toward
constitutional methods instead Of physical
force. The Liberals might claim in
this great success for the people or Ireland
recognized through Their exertions, the
way to honorable Ut .. If the Liberal
programme failed. herein was a great reward.
They had banished outrage and revenge. and
taught the nation to depend upon lawful
methods of redress If the government said
Mr.. Parnell, honestly and fairly tried carry
out the amendments to the land act. and if the
SAecutiou VI sAoso duiouuNoutS WAS III no way
frustrated, they would never have to use the
cercion law, which would become a standing
memorial of the time that the Tory government
of 1887 has wasted. The diminution of crime in
Ireland had proved the gratitude of her
people to the Liberals. and he trusted that
the Irish people would long rely upon the good
feeling of the Liberals toward them. Even
when oppressed. trampled upon, evicted from
their homes, they should be slow to retaliate.
and remember that the Tory government would
not last forever. From motives of selfnterest
the Irish people would be fools to give away the
splendid position won for them. and most un-
grateful il they should in any way retard the
progress of the Liberals in the path of justice
for Ireland.
Mr.. Parnell was greeted with loud and pro-
longed applause as he concluded his remarks
and was subsequently congratulated by many of
the leading Liberals present
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ALEXANDER SHEPARD.

He Finds Himself Respected Where He Was
Once vilifiea aud Denounced.
Special to tho INDIANAPOLIS Journal
WAsHINGToN, July 20.-The old frequenters
of Washington just now consumed with
surprise at the change in the tone OF public
comment on the course of Ex-Governor Alexan-
der Shepard who has returned after several
years of voluntary exile, to the scenes OF his
former power. When Shepard resided here the
territorial form of government existed He
was the Governor of the territory" and he
ruled the people with rod that made them
sore He determined that the streets of Wash
ineton should be the finest in the world, and
to carry out his idea hundreds of men were EN-
ployed in cutting down grades and straighten-
ing crooks in the thoroughfares and otherwise
improving the appearance of the then very unin
viting city Shepard was several years ahead
of the rest of the residents of Washington.
They were quite willing that the streets of the
city should be the best in the world, but the
taxes consequent upon the improve
ments did not suit them In
the least 1t is doubtful if there was another
municipal ruler 30 universally cursed Boss
Shepard" He controlled everything and there
was not a paper in the city at the time with the
ability to combat his sway Most OF them were
either owned or controlled by 'the ring" But
the people Of Washington found means OF de-
nouncing the obnoxious Governor, and there was
a feeling of profound satisfaction when at last
he ruined himself and left the city. But the
seeds which he had sown grew and throve. The
improvements which he had MANNED and partly
carried out were perfected. Washington changed
gradually from dirty mud-ho le or dusty viii
lage, according to the season. to the city which
it is to day, than which there IS none more hand
some in the country. AS the city grew the SEN
tinent of animosity towards Shepard subsided;
until to-day everyone with the exception OF
few poor fellows who were improved out Oh
their small properties, swears by. instead Of at,
Alexander Shepard. At present he Is remaining
at his country place. few miles outside the
city, where be is trying to recover from severe
Injuries received at his Mexican mines. Wher
he shows himself the streets of the city he
will be royalty received, and nay think that ne
has always been regarded as the founder OF
Washingt toms prosperity.
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The Rank and File of the Conservatives Ex-
hibit Great Indignation Over What They
Regard as the Partys Humiliation.
Political COWardice Threatens to Result
in Fresh Troubles in Bulgaria.
Mr. Parnell Eulogizes Gladstone. Declaring
Him to Be the Greatest Living Statesman
Afghan Boundary Dispute Settled.
SALIsBURY's SURRENDER.
The Yielding to the Unionists Arouses Indig
nation Among the Conservatives.

The Yielding to the Unionists Arouses Indig-
nation Among the Conservatives.
Special to the indianapolis journal
LONDON, July 20-Lord Salisbnry's surrender
to the Unionists on the question of revising and
reducing the judicial rents in Ireland has caused
howl of indignation and rage among the rank
and file of the Conservative party that augurs
ill for the Tory representation in the House of
Commons when next the electors have an oppor-
tunitv to confer rewards for faithful serv-
ice or resent injustice and betrayal at
the hands of those to whom they
conhded their interests Especially is the
suggestion to com pensate the Irish landlords at
the expense of the English taxi payers inveghed
against by the poorer classes in the cou ntry
stituencies. and as nearly all of these have
votes, they will unquestionably avail themselves
OF the privilege of casting them to decree that
the parliamentary career of the members who
agreed to the humiliation of the Tory party for
the sake OF Office and power, shall come to
end with the expiration of the present House.
Everywhere one hears comparisons made be-
tween the Unionist amendments adopted by the
government and the other recent plan proposes
by Mr.. Parnell, which. at the time it was made,
so Mortified the Tories, and it is agreed on all
sides that the Irish leaders proposal was of
the two the more desirable and altogether the
fairer, both to landlord and tenant Mr..
Smiths attempt in the House tonight, to ex-
plain the relations between the Tories and the
Unonists and to make it appear that the COM
pact between them was not a Conservative sur
render, lamentable exhibition and only
served to emphasize the pitiable plight of the
government party How long the TRANSMISSION
of Unionist blood into the veins of the debilitat-
ed Tory government will keep it alive is the
question that now most naturally occurs ard
which receives very few answers indicating con-
fdence in its duration for any great length of
Tins
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Heavy Loss at Cincinnati.

CINcisSATI July 20-Briggs Swifts old pork
house. at the northwest corner of Ninth and
Sycamore streets. which was recently remodeed
for manufacturing purposes, burned this fore
noon, involving a loss of $3.50. 600. The fire
started in Q ico-cream freezer factory of the
Gooch Freezer Company. which occupied the
first and second stories of the four-storv
structure Their place being filled with dry
lumber the fire almost instantly communicated
to the whole building The entire
fire department called out and
succeeded in saving adjoining buildings.
The other occupants of the building were Wrig-
ley Bros. manufacturers of paper boxe g. and
the White Star laundry. All were com pletely
burned out or the three hundred employees in
the building when the fire started all succeeded
in escaping without injury. so far AS known
There 10 q rumor that one girl is missing but 1t
cannot be verified The losses are: Gooch
Freezer Company. $75, GOO; insurance. sI4 900
Briggs Swift, $50, 000 fully insured White Star
laundry. s25.000 insurance. 500. .000 Wricley
Bros, $15, 900; insurance., Sc 000 That there
no loss of life is regarded almost mracu-
lous, so sudden was the outburst of the flames
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THE rYRANr OF TONGA.
Missionary Bakers Forcible Methods o
Plucking Brands from the Burning.

Plucking Brands from the Burning.
San Francisco Chronicle
Letters recently received in this city from the
Tonga islands, belonging to tho Friendly group,
report a very lamentabls state of things there.
owing to the intoerant and prosecuting spirit of
a Methodist missionary named Baker. He was
sent out from England several years ago, but
was recalled by the missionary society which
sent him account of the arrogant spirit ne
exhibited toward the natives. Instead of return
ing, ordered he remained and fomented
secession from the Wesleyan Church, organizing
what he called the "Free and Independ-
ent Church of Tonga" Curryng favor
with the king OF the islands. he bulled
the native ministers and members in the kings
name that out of more than 1000 communicates
all but 6o2 were driven to join Bakers organiza-
tion. Those Who remained he prosecuted with
the greatest bitterness until an attempt was
made to assassnate him.
Recovering from the attempt he instigated
wholesale executions, and his prosecutions of
those who persistently refused to join his church
were bt1erer than ever. "A young lad, the son
of Wesleyan minister recently deceased, who
refused TO leave the church of his father,
whipped with seventy three lashes. His name
Jione Havea- An old woman. named Mele
Tah, for the same offense. brutally hogged
at Bakers order until she tainted and fell sense
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OBITUARY.

Hon. Nelson IL. Berrym man, Wclf-Knovn
Shelby County Politician and Lawyer.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvILLE. July 20.-Hon. N. B. Berry
man, the well-known attorney. who was over
come by heat on Sunday evening" died at IL
o'clock last night. aged forty-four years. leav
ing wife and one child. The deceased was
born in New Market O., and came to Franklin,
Ind, in 1862 In 1863 he entered the academy
at Starkwell. this State. and remained two years.
In 1866, he entered the law Office of Herod &
Herod. at Columbus, where he read until Decem
bsr, 1867, when he opened Office at Edidburg
partner of Banta & Byfeld of Franklin. con-
tipuing the partnership with Judge Woollen.
who was afterward Attorney general of
the State He was married at Edinburg
ia June, 1873 to Mrs. Mary Williams.
In September, 1874 he removed to this city,
where he engaged in the practice cf bis profess
sion. In 1882 Mr.. Bergman was honored by
the voters of Marion, Shelby and Bartholome ew
counties with seat in the State Legislature
which he held for one term. In politics he was
Republican and spent much time laboring for
the success of the principles he be-
lieved to be right. AS politician he
had an extensive acquaintance over the State,
and had many warm friends AS member OF
the bar he stood we'll and universally
teemed by his associates. The funeral services
will be held Thursday afternoon, at o'clock, to
be conducted by the Masonic lodge.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
The Great Fire at Constable Hook, N J.-Los
$1,000, 900, with No Insurance.

The Great Fire at Constable Hook, N. J.-Loss
81,OOO,OOO, with No Insurance.
NEW YORK, July 20-By o'clock this
morning the great fire of the Standard Oil
works at Constable Hook, N. j., was under
control Two large warehouses, three immense
tanks, four big docks and 10000 barrels of
oil were destroyed. At one time it looked as if
the Office. several warehouses, the dozen or
more tanks in the neighborhood. large brick
store house, the docks along the river front and
the manufacturers of the Bayonne chemical
works, the Oxford Copper and Sulphur Com pany,
the Standard Match Company, and the large
lumber-yard lof A. w. Booth g. Bro. would be
destroyed. At the docks there had been large
number of vessels. These had, however been
towed out into the stream, but none too soon.
First one pier took fire, then another and an
other, until the four large piers also in
flames casting q lurid glare upon the waters of
New York bay. By this time the fire tugs had
arrived. and they fought the fire from the water.
Each of them threw several streams the
burning piers, and it only the efforts OF the
men on the tugs that checked the spread of the
flames and saved the factories and lumber yards
had also been got under CONTROL and the offices,
storehouses and neighboring tanks saved.
The Standard people estimate thir loss at about
81. .000, 900. There was no insurance.
The officials of the Standard Oil Company
now state that the loss by fire at Constable Hook
is not over 100000 Other authorities put it at
$500 O0O
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BLACKS METHODS.
Instances of Trickery In the Pension Ofics-
No Republican Need Apply.

Instances of Trickery the Pension Office
No Republican Need Apply.
Washington Special to New York Tribune.
From U nion veteran who for five years was
an employ of the Pension Bureau-who was
four times promoted, as he says without the
use of inf uence or pressure from any quarter"
and who was dismissed by Secretary Lamar 'at
the request of the Commissioner Pensions" who
admitted that there were no charges against
him-a Tribune correspondent has received
some interesting statements respecting the
methods of General Black. the lively physical
wreck" at the head of the Pension Bureau. He
said:
sit may not be generally known, but it is
fact nevertheless, that of al the appointments
that have been made in the Pension Office since
March 4, 1885, no Repu blicans have been chosen,
yet it is stated every time that the appointments
were made under 'civIi-service rules, Tor the
Civil-servi Commission is so constituted a,
present that it can grind ont Democrat Tor tns
Pension Office every time; II never fails. Or
January 8, 1886, examination was held al
Washington for principal examiners, there being
at that time three vacancies in that grade
There were fourteen applicants and nine passed
Several of those who passed were already per-
forming the duties of principal examiners on do
tail at a less salary. and men well versed in the
duties thereof and consequently much better
qualified for the positions than any from the
outside. Thomas T. Dennis, who at that time
was drty in Deputy Commissioners
list with a high grade and John C. Bas-
sidy, now in the field as special examiner,
at that time on duty as a principal examiner
stood next the list As soon the gradcs
were received Deputy Mclean went to General
Black and stated that Mr. Dennis had passed
first on the list and asked that hs be appointed
at once. General Black raised his hand above
his head and brought 1t on down on his desk, at
the same time excaiming: Not man IN thin
office gets one of these places. They go to three
good Democrats from the OUTSIDE. nr. mclean
reported what the commissioner said Mr..
Dennis and he in turn to several OF his acauant
ances in the Office but at the instance of CHA
Clerk Murphy tho matter was hushed up.
s'Generai Black then applied to the Civil-ser.
vice Commission for the entire eligible list to
select from and this Mr. Trenholm the
only civil-service reformer On the commits.
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HUMORS OF THE JUBILEE.

Some Entertaining Paragraphs Overlooked
by the Cable Correspondents.
Philadelphia Times Letter.
The average news gatherer who sends reports
Of the happenings in London to the American
press is either too loyal a subject of the crown
or too sincere toady of everything English TO
give the facts when they reflect on royalty and
the nobility. In consequence the American
reader has had to wait until Mr.. Labouchere
got ready to tell the unvarnshed truth
in regard to the great jubilee celebration.
1t now turns out that the gush in the dis
patches about the cheering by the crowd while
the procession was passing was all fudge. There
was no cheering, and the crowd itself was far
from being as great as it was represented. The
procession was spoiled by the long intervals be-
tween the carriages, there was singular absence
of good taste in the decorations. and the EN-
press Indian visitors were conveyed to and
from the abbey in remarkably shabby carriages.
Besides, the humor of the affair was entirely
lost to Most of the royalties rode their
chargers much after the manner in which Mr..
Wrinkle enjoyed his mount at Dngey Dell.
In the abbey the imposing German Crown Prince
quite overshadowed his fat and pudey brother-in-
law, the Prince Of Wales, who walked behind
him. None Of the royal ladies. however could
oveIshadow the English gantess, the Duchess
of Teck.
Queen Kapiolani was there, every inch
queen. 1t intended to give her carriage
only escort of Hussars, but she insisted on
having Life Guards, and she got them. A Pic
cadilly notability. ''on frugal though. INTENT"
hung out the flag he had used upon the return
of the Guards from Egypt two years ago, and
ereeted the Queen with the legend, Welcome to
England"
The royalties chartered as if they mistook the
Abbey for theatre, the principal offenders be-
ing the Crown Prince Of Austria and his mother
in-law, the Queen of the Belgians The Prince
raised his eyebrows, shrugged his shoulders and
INDUCED in many queer gesticulations which.
considering his strained relations with his wife,
were suggestive accompaniments of his conver-
sation with his wife's mother
The "swell' of the fete was the Duke of Port
land. To this Dutch English Duke OF the
finest effects of the procession were due. Il is
said of him that he astonished some of the
superine stable officials of the royal news by
cleaning and polishing some of the accoutre-
ments himself in order that they might see how
it should be done If he is At for nothing else
this Duke is evidently good stable boy. And
he ride. AS he sat his splendid black hunter
at the head of the mounted division he
lessen in horsemanship to the royalties. The
Duke made only one mistake during the day, and
that deliciously funny-he asked the
Princess Louise's husband ''how he liked his
mountF'